Earlier in the week Boggart Blog reported on a solution to the global financial crisis suggested by The Rev. Dr. Iain Paisley who thought that if we all repent our sins, gave up our financial irresponsbility and prayed for divine intervention The Almighty might bung a few trillion pounds into the markets to prop up the failing banks. So that's what Gordon brown has been smiling about all week?

Those of us for whom there is not enough time left before to Universe implodes to allow us to get through repenting ALL our sins (and how can we repent those we’ve forgotten) are not holding our breath while waiting for it to work but it has to be said so far there are no better ideas on the table.

Meanwhile another MP has found reason to think the answer may lie in The Good Book (Authorised King James version). Tony Baldry thinks he has found a reference predicting the era of market madness followed by the collapse of the global financial system. In Isiah 52 verse 8 he tells us, the prophet predicts that in the last days we would all “break into joy (poor Joy, I hope she is well supplied with lubricant) and sing together.”

Right so.

Later in the book comes the prediction “the grass withereth and the flower fadeth away but the word of The Lord endureth forever.

Well that’s what we need to do then, link the value of currencies to the word of The Lord and put an end to dodgy speculation in the futures markets.

Unless of course The Lord is Lord Mandelson. We all know what his word is worth.

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